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Kent Hospital Dedicates Simulation Training Lab. On Thursday, December 6, Kent Hospital staff and supporters gathered to celebrate the dedication of the hospital’s first-ever simulation lab (Sim Lab), located in the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Center. The new space is designed to house SimMan® 3G, a lifelike adult patient simulator which will provide real-life training to Kent Hospital’s residents and students. The lab, which includes a control room and procedural simulation equipment and ultrasound, was made possible by the generosity of the Luigi Damiano Foundation, represented at the event by Frank Lafazia, DO.Details

Kent Hospital Holds Free Vascular Screening . Kent Hospital will host a free screening for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) on Saturday, November 3, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kent Hospital’s Ambulatory Services Pavilion in Warwick, RI. PAD is a common circulatory problem that develops when plaque builds up within the arteries and reduces blood flow to the arms and legs. During the event attendees will: Be screened for PAD by a Kent Hospital vascular technologist; have a one-on-one conversation with Dr. Lancellotti or Dr. Dosi about their symptoms and screening results; and receive guidance on next steps.Details

CNE Campaign Promotes Surgical Services at Kent Hospital. Care New England has launched a public outreach campaign to promote the surgical services program at Kent Hospital. Beginning this week with elements including radio and newspaper advertising, social media, and video conversations with our highly-trained Care New England Medical Group surgeons, the campaign focuses on expanding patient access by combining top surgeons and leading-edge technology, while remaining focused on the best possible outcomes for general surgery, robotic-assisted surgeries, minimally invasive procedures, or outpatient same-day surgery. Kent’s surgical program includes vascular, thoracic, plastic surgery, bariatrics, colorectal, and hernia surgeries.Details

Chief Medical Officer for Kent Hospital Named . Care New England (CNE) announced today that it has named Paari Gopalakrishnan, MD, MBA, as the new chief medical officer for Kent Hospital and medical director for Integra Community Care Network. He will begin November 26, 2018.Details

Kent Hospital Names New President and Chief Operating Officer. Robert J. Haffey, MBA, MSN, RN, has been named president and chief operating officer of Kent Hospital, a Care New England hospital, effective September 10, 2018. Haffey comes to Kent after serving as the president of Springfield, PA-based Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Taylor Hospital, and Crozer Keystone Health System Ambulatory Care Services since 2014.Details

Joint Statement Regarding Department of Health Consent Agreement. Kent Hospital and Care New England (CNE) are firmly committed to addressing the issues put forward by the Rhode Island Department of Health today. There is no greater issue on which we focus than patient safety and quality of care. Details

Kent Hospital receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. Kent Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.Details

Skin Cancer: If You Can Spot It, You Can Stop It. Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers; more than 3.5 million skin cancers are diagnosed each year in the U.S. To assist the public in spotting potential skin cancers, Kent Hospital is offering a free skin screening on Wednesday, May 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Breast Health Center at Kent Hospital, 455 Toll Gate Road, Warwick (located to the left of the hospital’s Emergency Department). Screenings will be provided by dermatologist Ellen Frankel, MD, and her physician assistant. There is no fee for the initial screening. Registration is required by Friday, May 25. To register please call (401) 737-7010, extension 31864, or email lmillerick@kentri.org, and provide your full name and phone number. Space is limited.Details

Free Hernia Screening and Q&A. Learn what a hernia is, common symptoms, and options for repair, including
a demonstration of how Care New England surgeons use the da Vinci robot-assisted
system on Thursday, April 19th from 5 - 7 p.m. in the Kent Hospital Doctors' Auditorium located at 455 Toll Gate Road, Warwick. Free hernia screenings available! Learn more and/or register for this free screening event.Details

Two Providers Join Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. Drs. Kornwitz and Reilly have recently joined the Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Both come with extensive experience in sports related injuries, arthroscopy, and fracture care among many others and have served the Rhode Island community for more than two decades.Details

Kent Hospital's Annual Skin Screening. Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers; more than 3.5 million skin cancers are diagnosed each year in the U.S. It is also the easiest to cure if diagnosed and treated early. Kent Hospital is offering a free skin screening on Monday, May 22, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Breast Health CenterDetails

Kent Hospital Awarded Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers from The Joint Commission . Kent Hospital announced that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers. The Gold Seal of Approval® and the Heart-Check mark represent symbols of quality from their respective organizations.Details

Kent Hospital to Educate EMS Community on Angioplasty STEMI. Kent Hospital will host an education program for RI EMS discussing
12-Lead EKG recognition of STEMI-Emergency Angioplasty Service on
Thursday, February 4, 2016, 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., in the Doctors'
Auditorium. Details

Frigid Temperatures Prompt Reminders from Kent Hospital on Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Kent Hospital’s Wound Recovery and Hyperbaric Medicine Center offers a
few steps to prevent a tragic carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in your
home or the homes of your friends and family. Kent Hospital is Rhode
Island’s largest hyperbaric medicine facility, and the only hospital
offering 24-hour emergency hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the region. Details

Coventry Nurse Recognized with Kent Hospital DAISY Award. Kent Hospital recently chose a Coventry nurse from its Psychiatric Care
Unit, (PCU), as the January 2016 DAISY Award recipient. The award is
part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the above-and-beyond
efforts performed by nurses every day.Details

The Rehabilitation Center at Kent Receives Three Year Accreditation for Excellence in Inpatient Rehabilitation Program. Kent Hospital is pleased to announce The Rehabilitation Center at Kent
has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities (CARF) International for a period of three years, for its
Inpatient Rehabilitation Program for Adults and Stroke Specialty
Program. Details

Care New England Cardiovascular Care to Host Second Annual Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Community Forum for Patients. Care New England Cardiovascular Care along with the Brigham and Women's
Cardiovascular Associates at Care New England will offer its second
annual educational forum, free to the community on Thursday, May 28,
2015, from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick.Details

Kent Seeking Members For Patient Family Advisory Council. Kent Hospital has developed a Patient and Family Advisory Council to
work with hospital leadership, clinical staff, patients and/or families
to help enhance the patient-hospital relationship.Details

Kent Hospital's Lisa Gould MD, PhD, FACS, Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Kent Hospital’s Lisa Gould, MD, PhD, FACS, medical director of the Wound Recovery and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, has published a clinical research study in the distinguished Journal of the American College of Surgeons exploring new treatments in healing skin graft wounds.Details

Kent Hospital's Fifth Class of Resident Physicians Honored at Graduation Ceremony: Incoming Interns Welcomed, Research Awards Announced. Kent Hospital is pleased to announce the graduation of its fifth class
of residents who have completed the Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine
and Internal Medicine Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs. The
graduation ceremony took place Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Quidnesset
Country Club. Details

Kent Hospital Celebrates 60 Years of Serving the Community. Kent Hospital is celebrating its 60th anniversary in May and with this
milestone the hospital, staff and community have seen this institution
grow tremendously all while remaining dedicated to quality patient care,
excellence in medicine and to all those we serve. Details

Kent Hospital Welcomes New Chief of Anesthesia. Kent Hospital is pleased to welcome Vijay Sudheendra, M.D., who will
serve as chief of anesthesia. Dr. Sudheendra also serves as chairman of
anesthesia at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical
Center, both in Providence, RI, and is president of Narragansett Bay
Anesthesia.Details

Kent Hospital Receives NICHE Designation. Kent Hospital announced it has received distinction as a NICHE Hospital
(Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) designating its
commitment to elder care excellence as determined by thorough review and
evaluation by an independent and international review panel focused on
improving elder care. Details

Kent Hospital Names Denise M. Arcand, MD President of Medical Staff. Kent Hospital is pleased to announce Denise M. Arcand, M.D., of West
Warwick, RI, has been appointed as the 47th president of the Kent
Hospital medical staff. Arcand succeeds Herbert J. "Hub" Brennan, DO, of
East Greenwich, RI, who has served as medical staff president since
2013.Details

Kent Hospital Honors Employee Service at Annual Awards Recognition Dinner. Kent Hospital is proud to announce the recipients of this year's
employee service awards. The hospital honored employees for dedicated
service and accomplishments on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at its annual
employee awards banquet, held at Quidnessett Country Club in North
Kingstown, RI. These 261 employees have given a remarkable 4335 years of
collective service to Kent Hospital.Details

Kent Congratulates Dr. Bruce Koplan on Cutting Edge Treatment. Kent Hospital congratulates Bruce A. Koplan MD, MPH, FACC, on being the
first to implant a new subcutaneous heart device in patients at risk of
cardiac arrest. Dr. Koplan, along with other Brigham and Women's
cardiologists implanted three of the new devices late last month at
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.Details

Kent Hospital Celebrates First Graduate of Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Kent Hospital is pleased to recognize Dr. Austin Nguyen as the first
graduate of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Kent Hospital. Details

Kent Hospital Auxiliary Reaches $1 Million Pledge. The Kent Hospital Auxiliary has reached its $1 million pledge made to
the hospital to help support important clinical services and
advancements.Details

Kent Holds Ground Breaking for New Ambulatory Surgery and Medical Office Building. Kent Hospital today held a ceremonial ground breaking for its new 60,000 square foot, Ambulatory Surgery and Medical Office Building.
Kent president and CEO Sandra Coletta was joined by local and state
officials for the event that will mark a construction project estimated
to last just under two years.Details

East Greenwich Doctor Named to International Medical Panel. Rhode Island physician Herbert J. "Hub" Brennan, DO, and Kent Hospital
Medical Staff president, was appointed to the International Medical
Panel of the Federation Internationale de Motcyclisme (FIM) at its
Annual Congress on November 24, 2014 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.Details

Center for Surgical Weight Loss Announces New Women & Infants Site for Info Sessions. The Center for Surgical Weight Loss at Care New England is pleased to
announce that it will now offer free public information sessions at
Women & Infants Hospital. The Center for Surgical Weight Loss at
Care New England is aimed at helping patients who suffer from obesity
and other weight-related diseases obtain optimal weight and a healthier
lifestyle. Surgical weight loss procedures include the lap band, sleeve
gastrectomy and gastric bypass.Details

Kent Hospital Receives State Approval to Perform Coronary Angioplasty. Care New England has received approval from the Rhode Island Department
of Health to develop and implement a coronary angioplasty program at
Kent Hospital in Warwick. Patients in Kent and Washington Counties will
see risk of death reduced by nearly 10 percent. Details

Care New England Joins National Initiative to Help Health Care Providers Honor Patients' Wishes for End of Life Care.Care New England Health System (the parent company of Butler, Kent and Women & Infants hospitals, the VNA of Care New England, and the Care New England Wellness Center) has joined with five other pioneering organizations to support a new effort by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to better prepare health care providers to receive and respect patients' wishes about end-of-life care. The initiative is a critical companion to The Conversation Project, which launched nationwide last month.Details

Kent Hospital to Host Annual Skin Screening. Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers; more than 3.5 million
skin cancers are diagnosed each year in the U.S. It is also the easiest
to cure if diagnosed and treated early. To assist the public in spotting
potential skin cancers, Kent Hospital is offering a free skin screening
on Wednesday, May 25, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. in the hospital's Ambulatory
Surgery Center. Details

Kent Hospital Announces New Pharmacy Residency Program. Kent Hospital has established a pharmacy residency program affiliated
with the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy. The hospital's
first class of pharmacists began in July and will take part in a one
year residency offering competency development in a broad area of
pharmacy practice.Details

Kent Hospital’s Women’s Care Center Receives Baby-Friendly Designation. Kent Hospital is pleased to announce that its Women's Care Center has
recently received the prestigious international recognition as a
Baby-Friendly® Designated birth facility.Details

Kent Hospital and East Greenwich Drug Program to Host Opioid Forum for Community Residents. Kent Hospital, in conjunction with the East Greenwich Drug Program, will
host an opioid forum, Unscripted, highlighting the nation's opioid
crisis on Thursday, December 1, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., at the
Westminster Unitarian Church, in East Greenwich. Details

About Kent Hospital

Kent Hospital, a Care New England Hospital, is a 359-bed, acute care hospital. It is Rhode Island’s second largest hospital, serving approximately 300,000 residents of central Rhode Island.